from a 5 year x member of BB: “So whoever wants to tell a lie will first lay a foundation of truth and then construct the lie.” (Zohar I:2b) This, in a nutshell, has been my experience with Michael Laitman and Bnei Baruch. If you should have the patience to read my story, you will understand why I am sharing it. Some background…I was initially drawn to Kabbalah by Ramban (Rabbi Moshe ben Nachm
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According to Tourish, in his usage the word cult is not a term of abuse. “It is nothing more than a shorthand expression for a particular set of practices that have been observed in a variety of dysfunctional organisations." Thanks for posting. I guess I would ask Tourish to elaborate how something dysfunctional can not have some form of abuse. Example?
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link to bbkabbalah-thetruth.webs.com Patrick Legault was an instructor for the English Education Center of Bnei Baruch in North America. He was also fully involved in Bnei Baruch's social organization cover up, called Mutual Responsibility. We'd like to honor his memory and the unappreciated effort he put in his work by making public his deep involvement in Bnei Baruch, his suicide,
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Please tell us your experiences.
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Quotemellowchuckhttps://checkout.kabbalah.info/en/projects/new_building/unithon?utm_source=email_marketing_system&utm_medium=email&utm_content=17392539&utm_campaign=Unithon%253A%2520One%2520Kli%2520%2520One%2520Home Check this out- the link above is a link to their marathon to raise ANOTHER $1,500,000 US Dollars which is bad enough but it also equates to (4 shekels for 1 dollar) $6
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Yep do as they say or get kicked out!!!
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Wow now he wants people to pay for his new palace. I hear he is worth millions but does he use his money? No, get it from the people who can barely afford it. Can't really blame him, if people are that gullible. I guess that is how the rich have always taken advantage of the poor- use that collection scam.
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Hi MellowChuck so you must have known Montie? Also how do I access Team Talk do you have a username and password?
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Confirmed from an monitor -Riggan -Rshisto- on BB forum. Maybe Rick could comment on the Statute. Re: FaceBook Page for the Spring 2011 students Sent: 31 May 2011 13:04 From: rshilsto To: joe1234 joe1234, Each group establishes their own statute / member guidelines. This appears to be the one from Petach Tikva, although I have no idea if it is current or not. The statutes are l
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Member Statute of Bnei Baruch “Laws are threads and ropes which help me get connected to the group.” “These rules are aimed at involving a person into the group and into the state of Arvut (Mutual Guarantee).” “These are the conditions on which basis you set frames for yourself, and if you don’t observe these conditions, you move away from them and fall out of the Kli.” 1. Selected extracts f
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